http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... f=8&t=8828
I can't believe that 17 months has passed since then and the car has stood virtually untouched since then, but as I said at the time, this is a long term project! Most of the time it has been garaged, although it was outside for a while in the snow in early 2010 while I got the Mk 3 back on the road. Since June last year it's been dry stored.
The last 17 months hasn't been wasted however as I have been sourcing and buying number of parts (mostly accessories

Before even starting I've had to have a clear up in the garage, as over the last few months a lot of 340 parts came my way from two cars stripped for banger racing. This alone took ages, along with sorting through parts I already had, boxing and storing in the roof. All this to make room to work in.
I also still have the A reg 360 GLS I got from Foggy. This I am hoping to use for certain parts for the project, and in any case will be stripped down to a bare shell and all usable parts saved. I started this a while ago but only got as far as the front end (lights bumper etc.).
Any way, the other day I got the 343 out and started to experiment with the old wheels I still have from the 77 car I used to have. I know that there are clearance issues with these wheels on the 1980 front calipers and the 360 rear drums I intend using, but this I'm sure can be overcome with some wheel spacers. (I have one set already which will sort the rear drums out and I'm sure the same thickness will sort out the front too)



Tried the wheels on the front of the 360. I believe the 360 calipers/discs are the same size as all later 300s? although the caliper looks slightly different to the 1980 343. Is the cylinder bigger?


The two cars side by side, maybe make one good one from two!

Some of the panels I managed to get shortly after buying the car
